National Moot Court Competition, 2015 14 and15

National Moot Court Competition, 2015
National Moot Court Competition, 2015
14th and15th March, 2015
Anand Law College,
SRKSM Campus,
Opp. Town Hall,
Near Electric Grid,
Anand-388001
Gujarat (India)
Anand Law College[Managed By Shri Ramkrishna Seva Mandal]
Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand-388001, Gujarat,India
Tel:(02692) 252034 Fax: (02692)253925
Email : alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com
Website :www.alc.ac.in
National Moot Court Competition, 2015
RULES AND REGULATIONS
I.
Aim and Purpose
The Anand Law College, Anand is organizing National Moot Court Competition, 2015 to
enable students to familiarize themselves with the law and practice of the National law.
II.
Date and Venue
The Competition shall be held on 14th and 15th 2015 at SRKSM Anand Law College Campus
Anand Law College [Managed by Shri RamKrishna Seva Mandal]
Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand-388001,
Gujarat, India.
III.
Dress Code
Formal wear
Ladies: Black colored salwar or trouser, white colored kurta or shirt & suit (black)
Gentlemen: White shirt with tie and black colored trouser / suit (black)
IV.
Language
The competition shall be held in English language.
V.

Eligibility
All students currently enrolled in three year or five year LL.B. or LL.M in any Law
School/College/University in India, are eligible to participate in the Competition.
Anand Law College[Managed By Shri Ramkrishna Seva Mandal]
Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand-388001, Gujarat,India
Tel:(02692) 252034 Fax: (02692)253925
Email : alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com
Website :www.alc.ac.in
National Moot Court Competition, 2015

VI.
Any recognized Institution/College/University shall be entitled to send only one team
to the Competition.
Team Composition
 Each team shall be comprised of maximum 3 members, i.e. 2 speakers and 1
researcher. This number cannot be modified under any circumstances. Teams shall
identify such speakers and researcher during registration.
 Teams shall not disclose their identity or that of their institution or city at any time
before or during the competition. Such disclosure shall invite penalties including
disqualification. The decision for the same shall be at the discretion of the Organizer.
 The college will not provide any facility for any additional member or team coach
accompanying the team.
VII. Registration
a. Each
team
can
register
provisionally
by
emailing
on alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com marked as “Registration: National Moot
Court Competition, 2015” as the subject. Registration is strictly on first come first
served basis.
b. To complete the process of registration, all participating teams are required to submit
the complete registration form, duly signed and stamped by the Head of
Institution/Principal/Head of Department along with the Demand Draft (DD) of
Rs.2000/- in favour of Anand Law College, Anand. The aforementioned documents
must be sent (by post or courier) to Anand Law College [Managed by ShriRam
Krishna Seva Mandal] Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric
Grid, Anand – 388001, Gujarat, India. The deadline for registration is at 12 midnight
on Monday, 2nd February 2015.
VIII.
Rounds
a. Inaugural ceremony, orientation and draw of lots will be on Saturday, 14th March,
2015
b. There will be two preliminary round on Saturday, 14th March, 2015
c. Top six teams will qualify for semi finals which will be held on Sunday, 15th March,
2015
d. Top two teams will qualify for final which will be held on Sunday, 15th March, 2015
Anand Law College[Managed By Shri Ramkrishna Seva Mandal]
Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand-388001, Gujarat,India
Tel:(02692) 252034 Fax: (02692)253925
Email : alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com
Website :www.alc.ac.in
National Moot Court Competition, 2015
IX.
Memorials
The following requirements for memorials must be strictly followed:
a) Each Team is required to prepare a Memorial for both, the Petitioner and the Respondent
of the Case. It is to be noted with caution that the forum selected by the team shall remain
same both for the Petitioner and the Respondent.
b) One
(1)
soft
copy
of
the
memorials
must
be
emailed
to
(alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com) with the subject “Memorials” on Sunday 1st
March and five (5) hard copies of the memorials are to be sent/couriered to Anand Law
College [Managed by Shri Ram Krishna Seva Mandal] Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp.
Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand – 388001, Gujarat, India on Monday 2nd march,
2015.
c) Remaining five (5) copies of each memorial for Petitioner and Respondent of each case
must be submitted to the Organizer at the time of registration and draw of lots.
d) Memorial should be hard bound. Comb/spiral or any other form of binding will be
considered proper binding. Please avoid plastic front sheets or separators.
f) Each Memorial shall be presented in the following order:
1. Front cover;
2. Title page;
3. Table of contents;
4. List of abbreviations;
5. Index of authorities (list of sources);
6. Statement of facts;
7. Issues;
8. Summary of arguments;
9. Arguments in advance;
10. Submissions/Prayer;
11. Optional: Annex (max two (2) pages); and
12. Back cover
g) Memorial Format
1. Each team must submit its Memorial in MS-Word format.
2. Each team must submit its Memorials in size 12 Times New Roman font style and
footnotes in size 10 Times New Roman font style.
3. Each page must have a margin of at least 1.25 cm on every side of the text.
4. Memorials must be continuously page-numbered, excluding the front- cover.
Anand Law College[Managed By Shri Ramkrishna Seva Mandal]
Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand-388001, Gujarat,India
Tel:(02692) 252034 Fax: (02692)253925
Email : alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com
Website :www.alc.ac.in
National Moot Court Competition, 2015
h) Spacing
1. The text of the Memorial must be 1.5 spaced and footnotes must be single spaced.
2. Headings and subheadings of more than one line in length must be single spaced.
 Front Cover Requirements
The front cover must contain the following information:
1. Team code
2. Title of the Competition
3. Title of the case
3. The following color schemes shall be followed for the Cover Page of the Written
Submission:
A) Petitioner- BLUE
B) Respondent- RED
4. Each team must omit the following references in their Memorials:
1. The names of team members;
2. The name of its university/Institute/College.
I) Page Limit
Each Memorial must not exceed 25 pages, in which the advanced arguments should not
exceed more than 15 pages.
J) Draw of lots
Draw of lots shall be conducted on 14th March, 2015 after inaugural session.
X. Scoring criteria for Preliminary Round:
The marks shall be given as per following criteria for preliminary round
Written Memorials
Oral arguments
Time adherence
Overall performance
Total
30
40
15
15
100
Anand Law College[Managed By Shri Ramkrishna Seva Mandal]
Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand-388001, Gujarat,India
Tel:(02692) 252034 Fax: (02692)253925
Email : alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com
Website :www.alc.ac.in
National Moot Court Competition, 2015
XI. Scoring criteria for Semi Final Round:
The marks shall be given as per following criteria for Semi Final round
Application of Law
Advocacy and Presentation
Answer to Court Question
Interpretation and use of facts
Time adherence
Overall performance
Total
25
20
20
15
10
10
100
XII. Scoring criteria for Final Round:
The marks shall be given as per following criteria for Final round
Application of Law
Advocacy and Presentation
Court Etiquettes
Answer to Court Question
Interpretation and use of facts
Research Relevant to the case
Time adherence
Overall performance
Total
20
15
10
15
10
10
10
10
100
Note:1. Both preliminary rounds are for 30minutes; each team would be allotted 15 minutes to
present their case, including rebuttal.
2. The semi final round is of 50 minutes; each team would be allotted 25 minutes to present
their case, including rebuttal.
3. The final round is of 90 minutes (1hour & 30minutes); each team would be allotted 45
minutes to present their case, including rebuttal.
Anand Law College[Managed By Shri Ramkrishna Seva Mandal]
Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand-388001, Gujarat,India
Tel:(02692) 252034 Fax: (02692)253925
Email : alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com
Website :www.alc.ac.in
National Moot Court Competition, 2015
The decision of the judges shall be final.
XIII. Categories of the Awards
The following awards will be given after the Final Round:
a) Winner - Trophy and Certificate
b) Runner-up Team - Trophy and Certificate
c) Best speaker - Trophy and Certificate
d) Best Memorial - Trophy and Certificate
e) Best Researcher - Trophy and Certificate
XIV
Accommodation and hospitality
Accommodation and food to the participating teams will be provided by Anand Law
College, Anand, on 14th March, 2015 (from morning.) to 15th March 2015 (till evening.).
If the teams require to extent the accommodation facility they should contact the
organizing committee. The expenses for extended period of accommodation by any team
will not bear by the college.
XV
Complaint Procedure
If a Team believes that an infraction of the Rules has occurred during Preliminary Round,
Semi Round and final Round the Team may notify the Court Officer in writing within five (5)
minutes of the conclusion of that Round.
XVI
Miscellaneous
1. The scouting of any type will amount to disqualification of the team from the
competition.
2. The organizers reserve all the rights to change any of the above rules if so require and
as they deem appropriate.
3. All communications regarding the
alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com
competition
is
to
be
addressed
Anand Law College[Managed By Shri Ramkrishna Seva Mandal]
Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand-388001, Gujarat,India
Tel:(02692) 252034 Fax: (02692)253925
Email : alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com
Website :www.alc.ac.in
to
National Moot Court Competition, 2015
XVII
Dates to be remembered
No.
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2
3
4
5
6
Schedule
Date of Competition
Last Date of Registration
Last date of Memorial Submission
(soft copy)
Last date of Memorial Submission
(hard copy)
Draw of Lots
Prize Distribution
Dates
14 & 15th March,
2015
2nd February, 2015
1st March, 2015
th
2th March, 2015
14th March, 2015
15th March, 2015
XVIII For any queries participants are welcomed to call:
1. Dr. Rekhakumari R.Singh
+91-90330 11291
Assistant Professor & Coordinator
E-mail ID: rekhakumari124@ymail.com
2. Ms. Pragnya Kansara
Teaching Assistant
E-mail ID: gupta.ripal@gmail.com
+91-99987 81360
3. Ms. Ripal Gupta
+91-99241 17449
Teaching Assistant
E-mail ID: pragnyakansara@yahoo.com
XIX For any information regarding the event the team shall contact to;
Mr. Jimit .T. Pandit.
Moot Court Secretary
E-mail ID: jimitp297@gmail.com
+91-9979758910
+91-7405991552
Anand Law College[Managed By Shri Ramkrishna Seva Mandal]
Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand-388001, Gujarat,India
Tel:(02692) 252034 Fax: (02692)253925
Email : alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com
Website :www.alc.ac.in
National Moot Court Competition, 2015
Anand Law College[Managed By Shri Ramkrishna Seva Mandal]
Address: SRKSM Campus, Opp. Town Hall, Near Electric Grid, Anand-388001, Gujarat,India
Tel:(02692) 252034 Fax: (02692)253925
Email : alcmootcourtcompetition@gmail.com
Website :www.alc.ac.in